Processing & Refrigeration

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

A start-up creating a biodegradable wool material from by-products of the Scottish shellfish sector has relocated its headquarters to Glasgow in a move that it anticipates will underpin future growth and shorten…

22nd April 2025

Seawool start-up puts shellfish by-products to use

22nd April 2025

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Fujitsu Limited and Sonofai Inc, Ishida Tec Co Ltd and Tokai University are set to introduce an automated inspection device that determines the fat content of frozen albacore tuna in a non-destructive…

15th April 2025

Sonofai to ‘revolutionise’ frozen tuna inspection

15th April 2025

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

UK public body Seafish is encouraging processing businesses to participate in its annual processing survey, this year running from April to June.

8th April 2025

UK 2025 seafood processing canvass gets underway

8th April 2025

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

The seafood industry landscape is changing exponentially, which makes it increasingly crucial that processing equipment and solutions providers and their customers focus on introducing those innovations that will enable the blue economy…

1st April 2025

Innovation-centricity – the catalyst for a brighter future

1st April 2025

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Based in Rosyth, Scotland, Mowi Consumer Products UK produces Mowi-brand salmon as well as supplying major UK retailers with own-label fresh, smoked, ready-to-cook and deli products. Part of Norway-headquartered Mowi ASA, the…

1st April 2025

UK fish processing site reaping benefits of digital transformation

1st April 2025

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Launched last year, Marel’s FleXicut Jet is designed to get small-scale, upcoming processors onboard with the same sophisticated technologies that are at the heart of much bigger operations.

1st April 2025

A pathway to smarter fish processing

1st April 2025

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

In 2023, the EU’s fish processing industry generated almost US$ 32.7 billion in annual revenue, and yet typically, over half of the weight of a fish ends up as sidestreams that never…

1st April 2025

Saving sidestreams

1st April 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Vičiūna and Partners (VIP) has begun construction on a €100 million salmon processing facility in Plungė, Lithuania.

31st March 2025

Vičiūna begins €100m salmon facility

31st March 2025

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Processing, sorting and categorising fish are essential steps in the seafood industry, helping to ensure that fish are sorted in a way that maximises their economic value, and that only the best…

29th March 2025

Frozen fish sorting – 3D sensor technology leads the way

29th March 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The 100% Great Lakes Fish initiative has been honoured with a Seafood Industry Climate Award (SICA) for its groundbreaking efforts in reducing the seafood industry’s carbon footprint and increasing diversity.

28th March 2025

100% Great Lakes Fish wins sustainability award

28th March 2025

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Finnish company SuperGround, which is transforming undervalued fish side streams and chicken bones into high-quality, sustainable food products, has successfully closed a EUR 2.5 million investment round. The funding round was led…

11th March 2025

SuperGround secures seed investment to scale innovation

11th March 2025

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Norwegian fish processing systems provider Optimar AS and Icelandic shipyard Slippurinn Akureyeri have announced they are strengthening their collaboration through a strategic partnership. The new alliance, aimed at enhancing their position in…

4th March 2025

Optimar, Slippurinn Akureyri team up

4th March 2025

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

The BIP Centre in the Danish Port of Hirtshals has provided the gateway for a first shipment of Scottish mackerel to a processor in Denmark. This is the first time that Peterhead…

26th February 2025

Seamless shipment of mackerel from Scotland for Danish processor

26th February 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Although US fisheries are among the safest in the world, there are inherent risks that observers face while working in remote and offshore locations, with potential exposure to harassment and unsafe working…

25th February 2025

NOAA to tackle rife fisheries observer harassment

25th February 2025

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

The progression of intelligent automation in manufacturing and supply chain management has been nothing short of groundbreaking. From the early days of the Industrial Revolution to today’s era of smart factories and…

21st February 2025

Opinion: From predictive to prescriptive – how agentic AI is reshaping manufacturing operations for seafood businesses

21st February 2025

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Family-owned fish farm Skytop Springs Fish Farm has signed the 100% Great Lakes Fish Pledge, publicly committing to using 100% of each fish it raises by the end of 2025. Skytop is…

4th February 2025

New York fish farm joins 100% Fish initiative

4th February 2025

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Fish waste is a significant issue in aquatic food systems. It impacts not only economic efficiency and profitability but also environmental sustainability and food security. Reducing waste is essential to optimise the…

29th January 2025

Harnessing the power of fish waste – creating solutions in Kenya

29th January 2025

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Aquaculture and fisheries are two sectors of the seafood industry that make critical contributions to range of areas – from nutrition and local economies to the cultural life of coastal communities around…

29th January 2025

High-value collagen from fish by-products

29th January 2025

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Seafood is critical to global nutrition and food security, and its consumption is rising each year. However, increasing amounts also end up uneaten. A new report from the World Economic Forum (WEF)…

29th January 2025

Revolutionising fishing – the valorisation of waste and by-products

29th January 2025

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Around 24 million tonnes of edible products generated by fisheries and aquaculture are being lost across supply chains every year, according to estimates made by the World Economic Forum (WEF), with the…

29th January 2025

Healthy returns from by-product pathways

29th January 2025